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Consumers wishing to deposit pre-tax funds in an HSA must be enrolled in a high-deductible insurance plan (HDHP) with a number of restrictions on benefit design; in 2007, qualifying plans must have a minimum deductible of US$1,050. Currently, the minimum deductible has risen to $1.200 for individuals and $2,400 for families.
Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, (HCSC) is a member-owned health insurance company in the United States. HCSC was formerly known as Hospital Service Corporation and changed its name to Health Care Service Corporation in 1975.
For large firms with 200 or more workers, in 2000, 99% of employers offered health benefits; in 2007, that number stayed the same. On average, considering firms of all numbers of employees, in 2000, 69% offered health insurance, and that number has fallen nearly every year since, to 2007, when 60% of employers offered health insurance. [52]
AHIP was formed in 2003 by the merger of Health Insurance Association of America and American Association of Health Plans. [6] [7]The association's 2005 television advertisement "Shark Bait" drew criticism for its claim that "lawsuit abuse" by American trial lawyers cost the typical American family $1,200 a year.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance companies are licensees, independent of the association and traditionally of each other, [16] offering insurance plans within defined regions under one or both of the association's brands. Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers offer some form of health insurance coverage in every U.S. state.
In a small number of cases left ventricular assist devices, combined with drug therapy, have enabled the heart to recover sufficiently for the device to be able to be removed (explanted). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Several surgical approaches, including interventional decommissioning, off-pump explantation using a custom-made plug and complete LVAD removal ...
Ping An Insurance China: 937.0 5 China Life Insurance China: 900.5 6 Axa France: 846.3 7 Legal & General United Kingdom: 786.1 8 MetLife United States: 759.7 9 Nippon Life Japan: 725.0 10 Manulife Financial Canada: 718.1 11 Assicurazioni Generali Italy: 663.9 12 American International Group United States: 596.1 13 Life Insurance Corporation ...
The American Heart Association recommends that the pacemaker be shielded as much as possible, and moved if it lies directly in the radiation field. [7] Short-wave or microwave diathermy uses high-frequency, high-intensity signals. These may bypass pacemaker's noise protection and interfere with or permanently damage the pulse generator. [7]